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Mackenzie's Mountain (Mackenzie Family #1)
by
Linda Howard
A small Wyoming town is about to learn a few lessons from a new schoolteacher with the courage to win the heart of a man who swore he had nothing to give....
Mary Elizabeth Potter is a self-appointed spinster with no illusions about love. But she is a good teacher and she wants Wolf Mackenzie s son back in school. And after one heated confrontation with the boy s father, sh...more
Mary Elizabeth Potter is a self-appointed spinster with no illusions about love. But she is a good teacher and she wants Wolf Mackenzie s son back in school. And after one heated confrontation with the boy s father, sh...more
Mass Market Paperback, 256 pages
Published
March 1st 2000
by Mira Books
(first published April 1989)
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Opening Line: He needed a woman. Bad."
I had a ton of problems with this book and I’m finding it really difficult to review because as much as this story confused me, annoyed me and downright offended me, in the end as much as I wanted to I just didn’t hate it. I did however breathe a sigh of relief when I finished.
Written in 1989 Mackenzie’s Mountain is a contemporary romance however it reads, and for the first 100 pages I thought it was a historical, taking place around 1890-1910. It takes plac...more
I had a ton of problems with this book and I’m finding it really difficult to review because as much as this story confused me, annoyed me and downright offended me, in the end as much as I wanted to I just didn’t hate it. I did however breathe a sigh of relief when I finished.
Written in 1989 Mackenzie’s Mountain is a contemporary romance however it reads, and for the first 100 pages I thought it was a historical, taking place around 1890-1910. It takes plac...more
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This is my favorite contemporary romance! I love the Wolf and Mary's story, they are two great characters. Mary Elizabeth Potter is a transplanted southern teacher who is trying to find a more exciting life in Wyoming. Mary meets half-breed rancher Wolf when she goes to his house to find out why his son Joe quit school. Sparks fly between Wolf and Mary right away but Wolf pushes her away because he is resented in town after going to jail for a rape he didn't commit, so he does not want to risk h...more
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I have to say I had some trepidations when I started this book. I like contemporary romances but my favorite is historical. It was also a very short 250-something pages. I tend to like my books longer than that since I can fly through books at lightening speed. But it had a cute premise and tons of good reviews so I gave it a shot.
I felt like I went 'Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww...' throughout almost the whole book. It's definitely one of those warm and fuzzy kind of romances but the love scenes definitely...more
I felt like I went 'Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww...' throughout almost the whole book. It's definitely one of those warm and fuzzy kind of romances but the love scenes definitely...more
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4.5 stars, rounded up. The first e-book in a WONDERFUL old series, set in the mountains of Wyoming. Wolf Mackenzie, a toughened Native American horse breeder, meets Mary Elizabeth Potter, a maiden schoolteacher with a soft Southern drawl.
She's prim. He's bold.
She's never been on a mountain, never seen so much snow. He's never been at a school board meeting, never seen so many hypocrites.
She's served in the church. He's served in the military.
She's spent years with a repressive aunt in Georgia...more
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Feb 27, 2008
Rhapsody
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
romance readers who like more moderate alphas and the innocent "old maid"
Bizarrely, I was disappointed. I've gotten used to Linda Howard having these insanely aggressive, dominant, kind of scary alpha males as her heroes. Wolf Mackenzie was actually kind of reasonable. He's an Indian half-breed living in contemporary Wyoming. Mary, the new school teacher, meets him when she stops by to talk to his son. Mary is totally inexperienced when it comes to men but is strongly attracted to him. He warns her off because he was convicted of rape several years ago and although h...more
This is mostly a review for Anna.
Anna, if you haven't read this series (all have "Mackenzie" in the name, except for one, which is annoying), I think you would enjoy it. It is above-average romance novel fare and the women are generally strong characters that you might actually want to be friends with.
I find Linda Howard in general to be erratic. I mostly read her mystery/ thrillers and sometimes her female protagonists are less than great. But this whole series is really pretty good.
Anna, if you haven't read this series (all have "Mackenzie" in the name, except for one, which is annoying), I think you would enjoy it. It is above-average romance novel fare and the women are generally strong characters that you might actually want to be friends with.
I find Linda Howard in general to be erratic. I mostly read her mystery/ thrillers and sometimes her female protagonists are less than great. But this whole series is really pretty good.
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4 stars/5stars
This weekend I re-read Linda Howard’s Mackenzie series. I loved the series so much. This book written when LH created the best of her works. Sadly this series never translated in my country – very much hope will be.
There’s 5 books in the series:
Mackenzie’s Mountain (Wolf and Mary – the father.red)
Mackenzie’s Mission (Joe and Caroline – first son)
Mackenzie’s Pleasure (Zane and Barie – 4th son)
Mackenzie’s Magic (Marry and – only daughter, the youngest)
Game of Chance (Chance and...more
This weekend I re-read Linda Howard’s Mackenzie series. I loved the series so much. This book written when LH created the best of her works. Sadly this series never translated in my country – very much hope will be.
There’s 5 books in the series:
Mackenzie’s Mountain (Wolf and Mary – the father.red)
Mackenzie’s Mission (Joe and Caroline – first son)
Mackenzie’s Pleasure (Zane and Barie – 4th son)
Mackenzie’s Magic (Marry and – only daughter, the youngest)
Game of Chance (Chance and...more
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Linda Howard has been highly recommended by a fellow reader, but I'm not sure this book was a good place to start. MacKenzie's Mountain is a fairly dated story about a naive school teacher who arrives in the small town of Ruth, Wyoming, and proceeds to change perceptions about Wolf and Joe MacKenzie, "half-breed" father and son who live on the fringes and are barely accepted by the close-minded townspeople.
The story was predictable with the typical elements of a romance: innocent virgin unaware...more
The story was predictable with the typical elements of a romance: innocent virgin unaware...more
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A favorite Howard from 1989 for many a romance fan, Mackenzie’s Mountain certainly has what I would call an “old school” feel to it. I’m afraid the romance elements filling this book, while popular in 1989, may seem clichéd today to the first time reader. But for me, Mackenzie’s Mountain represents my first days of reading romance and I remember it with great fondness.
The big solitary half-breed by the name of Wolf who lives on his mountain and is rejected by the...more
A favorite Howard from 1989 for many a romance fan, Mackenzie’s Mountain certainly has what I would call an “old school” feel to it. I’m afraid the romance elements filling this book, while popular in 1989, may seem clichéd today to the first time reader. But for me, Mackenzie’s Mountain represents my first days of reading romance and I remember it with great fondness.
The big solitary half-breed by the name of Wolf who lives on his mountain and is rejected by the...more
After finishing the book, I said I liked it for my first Linda Howard novel. But when it came to rating it, I wouldn't call it a 4star book.
Mary Elizabeth Potter was the one who sold the book to me. I loved that she was the cliché and knew it. She saw herself plain and was a school teacher in a new and small town. I loved the fact that she was physically stereotypical and yet her personality was feisty and no holds barred. But her history was blurry. Yes, there was the always mentioned aunt who...more
Mary Elizabeth Potter was the one who sold the book to me. I loved that she was the cliché and knew it. She saw herself plain and was a school teacher in a new and small town. I loved the fact that she was physically stereotypical and yet her personality was feisty and no holds barred. But her history was blurry. Yes, there was the always mentioned aunt who...more
Mary Potter has come to small town Ruth, Wyoming to teach at their school. She becomes particularly concerned when one of her best students, Joe Mackenzie, informs her he's quitting.
Joe's father, half Native American Wolf Mackenzie, is fine with letting Joe do as he deems best, knowing he raised him to stand on his own. When the town's new teacher climbs the mountain he's isolated himself on to fight for her student, something about the feirce little teacher breathes life into the stoic ex-milit...more
Joe's father, half Native American Wolf Mackenzie, is fine with letting Joe do as he deems best, knowing he raised him to stand on his own. When the town's new teacher climbs the mountain he's isolated himself on to fight for her student, something about the feirce little teacher breathes life into the stoic ex-milit...more
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I was a little confused as to what time-period this was in. The first few pages talks about 'proper clothing' as defined by a mousy teacher from Georgia, now living in the mountains of Wyoming. This gives the impression of ancient days. And then it talks about her getting into a car and driving up a mountain to see an Indian. And then it proceeds to go on about all the ways in which Indians were generally hated. Seriously, was this sort of racism seen so recently? Where an Indian would be thrown...more
I've never read anything by Linda Howard before and as a first time reader I was extremely disappointed in this book. I picked it because it had such high ratings and the hero seems to be a favourite with several readers. I found him to be annoying and a bit of a dick. I understand he has a chip on his shoulder, and justifiably too, but he chose to settle in this town, he didn't have to, so you think he'd try to make an effort for the sake of his son. Instead he seems to enjoy alienating everyon...more
If it had not been for all the racists comments and the I'm-an-Indian barrier and the I'm-half-breed-so-everyone-hates-me and all the suffocating freaking racism, I would have given it a 5 stars, heads down. I forgave it though, because I like to get into the story the writter is telling and it seemed possible that by 20 years ago or some, in such a small town, that might have happend --although it got overwhelming for me at times; that being said, I also do think she actually managed to justif...more
Miss Mary Elizabeth Potter believes that she is a spinster lioness that teaches her high school students with a firm hand and a saucy tongue. When she meets Mr. Wolf Mackenzie she has to revise how she sees herself because she finds the sensual woman hiding under her dowdy clothes and sensible shoes. Wolf hides himself on his ranch on Mackenzie's mountain (yup, that explains the title). He is complicated and bitter from a horrible early life, although he had a first marriage and a son, he has ne...more
This is an old category romance that I read way back when. I’m not usually a re-reader but I stumbled across this in unabridged audio format and figured what the heck. I listen to audio’s when I’m doing tedious tasks like driving, cleaning the yard of dog poo or scrubbing the bathroom. There’s not much to lose on my end and I’ll usually finish everything I start on audio, excepting The Ill-Made Mute which was one of the few too torturous for even me to finish. Mackenzie’s Mountain was a much bet...more
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OMG...buku yang amat sangat bagus sekali.....gw suka banget cerita yang tokoh utamanya indian, keren,super posesif, dark dan bisa diandalkan...Wolf mackenzie benar2 co yang tercipta untuk gw ( di novel hehehehe...)
ceritanya ttg miss mary potter yang di terima kerja sebagai guru di suatu kota kecil yang namanya Ruth...
mary berumur 29 tahun,masih lugu,belom pernah pacaran apalagi boboan :p
awalnya dia ke peternakan mackenzie buat ketemu sama joe mackenzie ( anak wol) yang tiba2 gak pernah datang la...more
ceritanya ttg miss mary potter yang di terima kerja sebagai guru di suatu kota kecil yang namanya Ruth...
mary berumur 29 tahun,masih lugu,belom pernah pacaran apalagi boboan :p
awalnya dia ke peternakan mackenzie buat ketemu sama joe mackenzie ( anak wol) yang tiba2 gak pernah datang la...more
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Oct 08, 2010
Patricia
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommended to Patricia by:
Read for the October challenge Paranormal Romance Group
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Dear Friends,
I have to inform you that this is the first book that I've read of Linda Howard, and I was not disappointed.
My point is that Ms. Howard is a wonderful storyteller, combining her characters with an ingenious plot. Like I said...wonderful.
The story of the book resumes itself by saying that...
When Mary Elizabeth Potter the local teacher, confronts Wolf Mackenzie to get his son back in school, she cames face to face with a bitter and dangerous man. But with this also comes his very good...more
I have to inform you that this is the first book that I've read of Linda Howard, and I was not disappointed.
My point is that Ms. Howard is a wonderful storyteller, combining her characters with an ingenious plot. Like I said...wonderful.
The story of the book resumes itself by saying that...
When Mary Elizabeth Potter the local teacher, confronts Wolf Mackenzie to get his son back in school, she cames face to face with a bitter and dangerous man. But with this also comes his very good...more
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I have been working through Linda Howard's catalog a little at a time. This one is the December BOM on Linda's goodreads fan page.
Mary has taken the job as a school teacher in the little community of Ruth located in Wyoming. Mary was raised by a strict aunt that had her still dressing in hideous clothing and looking the part of an old maid school marm. But, when Mary learns that one of her students has dropped out of school, she sets out to locate the boy and talk him back into attending classe...more
Mary has taken the job as a school teacher in the little community of Ruth located in Wyoming. Mary was raised by a strict aunt that had her still dressing in hideous clothing and looking the part of an old maid school marm. But, when Mary learns that one of her students has dropped out of school, she sets out to locate the boy and talk him back into attending classe...more
I don't really understand how this can have such a high rating. I think ultimately for me I couldn't connect with the characters. Wolf wouldn't stop going on about how he's a dirty Indian etc basically woe-is-me, everyone is so racist.. but that really wasn't the case. I couldn't figure out what century this book was supposed to be in...obviously the 21st century because of the presence of cars..but someone should have told the characters that!! Wolf made way too much of a deal about his heritag...more
It's more like 3.5 stars, but I gave 4 full stars to Mr. Perfect, and this one wasn't as good. I miss the banter and the humour of other books. Don't get me wrong: the story is sweet, the hero is hot and the romance, steamy.
On the other hand, I'm afraid the suspense element was not what the author had intended, at least in my case. For me, tension built because it was pretty clear who the villain was from early in the story, and I couldn't get into the book and shake the local sheriff silly bef...more
On the other hand, I'm afraid the suspense element was not what the author had intended, at least in my case. For me, tension built because it was pretty clear who the villain was from early in the story, and I couldn't get into the book and shake the local sheriff silly bef...more
Mary Potter moves from Savannah, Georgia to Ruth Wyoming after accepting a job as a teacher for the small community. She soon discovers that the school's top student, Joe Mackenzie, has dropped out of school. Mary goes to visit the Mackenzies to get Joe back in school but gets trapped on the way up their mountain in the middle of frigid winter temperatures. Wolf MacKenzie, Joe's father, rescues her and takes her into their home. They have an immediate physical attraction, one that is taboo for W...more
Okay I love this book. In fact, I'll go so far as to say I adore it. It's on my keeper shelf... tattered, torn and falling apart from being loved.
Where do I start? I always took the story to have taken place in maybe the 70's but like many others, the interaction between Wolf and Mary has always been the drawcard. Linda Howard wrote pure sizzle in this book.
I mean there is Mary Elizabeth Potter, old school maid... never been kissed (believable for the times) and Wolf, highly sensual and quite d...more
Where do I start? I always took the story to have taken place in maybe the 70's but like many others, the interaction between Wolf and Mary has always been the drawcard. Linda Howard wrote pure sizzle in this book.
I mean there is Mary Elizabeth Potter, old school maid... never been kissed (believable for the times) and Wolf, highly sensual and quite d...more
Although I liked the story line overall, I felt the characters were a little too simple, especially Mary Potter. For having never loved a man and being a virgin at 29, she fell into unconditional love with Wolf awfully fast. Even for the fact that it was 1989, Mary's character was incredibly naive. From Savannah originally, its like she was raised in turn of the century standards, especially by the "Aunt Ardith" who seemed unrealistically 19th century. And although DNA was still shy in coming by...more
Oh me oh my, this book was very nearly awful. For so many reasons. I don't know. I just wasn't impressed. And more than a little annoyed. There was a fair bit of eye rolling. And snorting. And a little head shaking. From the very beginning of the book the way the author was going on gave me the impression that the story was taking place in the 18th century until - surprise! - it's the 1980's. There was more than a little confusion. The heroine was so ridiculously sheltered and innocent and prim...more
That was a damn good book. I thought it would be interesting to read some romance novels, but the ones I read were unappealing. This book was the opposite. The plot moved, the characters were awesome and none of it dragged.
infinitely re-readable. the first of the mackenzie books and arguably the best. howard takes trashy romance to a new level - bringing in real emotion, establishing tangible sexual tension effortlessly without being cheesy.
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Linda S. Howington was born on August 3, 1950 in Alabama, United States. She began to write at nine years old, and wrote for twenty years for her own enjoyment. She worked at a trucking company where she met her husband, and then decided to try and get her work published in 1980. [1:] Her first...more
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(1) Romance author
Linda S. Howington was born on August 3, 1950 in Alabama, United States. She began to write at nine years old, and wrote for twenty years for her own enjoyment. She worked at a trucking company where she met her husband, and then decided to try and get her work published in 1980. [1:] Her first...more
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“He needed a woman. Bad.”
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“She was flustered; he could see it in the
way she kept twisting her fingers together. Did she think he was going to throw her down
on the seat and rape her? After all, he was a renegade Indian, and capable of anything.
Then again, the way she looked, maybe this was the most excitement she'd ever had.”
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way she kept twisting her fingers together. Did she think he was going to throw her down
on the seat and rape her? After all, he was a renegade Indian, and capable of anything.
Then again, the way she looked, maybe this was the most excitement she'd ever had.”
